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6 - The Story of Risk

How Narratives Shape Risk Communication, Perception, and Policy

from Part I - The Conceptual Terrain of Crises and Risk Perceptions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2017

By
Frederick W. Mayer
Edited by
Edward J. Balleisen ,
Lori S. Bennear ,
Kimberly D. Krawiec  and
Jonathan B. Wiener
Edward J. Balleisen
Affiliation:
Duke University, North Carolina
Lori S. Bennear
Affiliation:
Duke University, North Carolina
Kimberly D. Krawiec
Affiliation:
Duke University, North Carolina
Jonathan B. Wiener
Affiliation:
Duke University, North Carolina
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Policy Shock
Recalibrating Risk and Regulation after Oil Spills, Nuclear Accidents and Financial Crises
 , pp. 107 - 128
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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